DATE:
May 23, 2023
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TO:
Board of Supervisors
SUBJECT
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FINAL REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS: DATA-DRIVEN APPROACH TO PROTECTING PUBLIC SAFETY, IMPROVING AND EXPANDING REHABILITATIVE TREATMENT AND SERVICES, AND ADVANCING EQUITY THROUGH ALTERNATIVES TO INCARCERATION (DISTRICTS: ALL)
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OVERVIEW
On October 19, 2021 (3), the Board of Supervisors (Board) directed a series of actions now known as the County's Alternatives to Incarceration (ATI) initiative. The direction came approximately 18 months into the COVID-19 pandemic, when emergency public health measures restricted people from being booked into jail on most nonviolent and low-level charges and lowered jail populations. The Board noted such policy changes provided an opportunity to review evidence-based treatment and supportive programs to continue to prevent people from entering custody while protecting public safety and advancing equity by addressing underlying issues that lead to justice involvement. The Board directed the County to engage an independent consultant for specific analyses and stakeholder outreach, and to develop recommendations for community-based services that create permanent alternatives to incarceration. The County issued a competitive solicitation and contracted with San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG), which conducted extensive data analysis, issued and analyzed community surveys, took broad stakeholder input, including numerous meetings with a community Advisory Group and a County Working Group, hosted multiple community listening sessions, and conducted a best practice review of local and national model programs that can prevent individuals from entering or reentering jail.
SANDAG published its analysis and findings in a series of reports and recently issued its last report: Final Report: A Data-Driven Approach to Protecting Public Safety, Improving and Expanding Rehabilitative Treatment and Services, and Advancing Equity Through Alternatives to Incarcerati...
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